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Offline Gwynant

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5160 on: October 01, 2015, 03:53:50 pm »
                      Where was I when I saw this earlier today?
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5161 on: October 01, 2015, 03:59:32 pm »
          Where was I when I spotted this earlier today?
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5162 on: October 01, 2015, 08:42:54 pm »
         No attempts on this owl, so a couple of clues. It is situated close to another couple of links to a famous Welsh legend 50 metres from the main street of a former North Wales county town. Apologies for not including the photo on the first post, perhaps these two might help.
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5163 on: October 01, 2015, 08:57:33 pm »
Denbigh?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5164 on: October 01, 2015, 10:10:52 pm »
             Correct Hollins, it's on the walk down from Denbigh Castle and has a connection with the Mabinogion in that Blodeuwedd who was transformed into an owl. There is also a sculpture in the wall slightly further up the lane. (See attached pic). The passage below is from Google on the sculptures.
      "Joss Smith, from London, has produced an eye catching sculpture placed at the turn in the lane at Temple Bar Gardens which can be seen from the High Street. He has also produced two smaller sculptures that ‘fly’ out of the wall part way up the lane. Joss’s designs are based on the Welsh mythological Mabinogion’s character, Blodeuwedd and the nine flowers of power. One of the flowers is a broom flower."

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5165 on: October 04, 2015, 04:34:35 pm »
Have a read up about 'Hen Bermo' Hugo, then walk up through the houses to Ruskin's Cottages which are built almost on top of each other. Fascinating history and marvellous views.
The walk will be nothing to you fit fellows, but just about kills me it is so steep !!

I've only just read up about Hen Berno and wish that I'd have known about it when we did our railway walk to Barmouth, although I know that Rhuddlan wouldn't have been impressed with those steps!.    Still it's one to add to our list, possibly for next year.
The views from up there are simply stunning and I can understand why you love the place so much

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5166 on: October 08, 2015, 04:08:01 pm »
This is my favourite photo of the old Barmouth railway bridge and I hope that the pedestrian and cycling section of it will continue to remain open.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5167 on: October 08, 2015, 08:07:39 pm »
Where will you find this unusually lit bridge and what is the name of the river?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5168 on: October 09, 2015, 10:48:13 am »
River Irwell, Manchester

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5169 on: October 09, 2015, 12:44:29 pm »
Yes, well done.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5170 on: October 10, 2015, 09:04:55 pm »
Any ideas where I have been today?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5171 on: October 10, 2015, 10:33:24 pm »
A brewery?
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5172 on: October 11, 2015, 07:44:34 am »
Yes, well done ME but which one?
Here are a couple of picture clues.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5173 on: October 11, 2015, 09:05:48 am »
I think Old Tom is a Robinson's beer from Stockport.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #5174 on: October 11, 2015, 09:19:49 am »
Yes, well done.
We were invited to a birthday party in the visitors centre and we were taken on a tour of the brewery as part of the day. We also had a delicious lunch. It is really worth a visit if you are in the area and you even get to see the stables with the shire horses.